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SEO: The missing piece in brand protection

Columnist Bobby Lyons outlines the ways in which search engine optimization (SEO) is critical in building and defending your brand's reputation online.

Bobby Lyons on June 19, 2017 at 5:45 pm

Let’s face it — if you have worked in the industry for a while, you are aware that a stigma has existed around SEO for years. In addition to putting your site at risk for a manual penalty, questionable SEO practices can tarnish a brand’s reputation. Those of us who have properly applied SEO principles and committed to protecting our brands have gotten a bad rap due to others that have misapplied SEO for their clients or companies.

Running an enterprise SEO program for an established brand requires that one acknowledge the stigma and place a focus on changing perception. Changing perception requires action, not words. Simply educating the company on the value of SEO, or how SEO can be applied responsibly, is not enough. Strategy alignment, allocation of assigned resources, and a full demonstration of defending and enhancing the brand is critical.

Positioning SEO as brand protection

Iconic brands stand the test of time by placing brand ahead of everything else — so when working with an established brand, one effective way to obtain support for an SEO program is by focusing on brand protection rather than potential traffic and revenue opportunity.

[Read the full post at Search Engine Land]

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About The Author

Bobby Lyons

Bob Lyons is a seasoned technology and marketing expert with 25 years in technology and 20 years online marketing experience with a focus in SEO. Bob currently oversees the SEO program for Walgreens, but has successfully implemented programs for all business sizes.